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JFD Appoints Percoco as Sales Director

Jan 27, 2016

JFD, a subsea operations and engineering companies, has today announced the appointment of Valerio Percoco as Sales Director. The appointment follows the company’s significant growth over the past 12 months, which included a significant contract win with NATO…

InterMoor Appoints Bolatiwa as Nigeria GM

Jan 27, 2016

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has appointed Folabi Bolatiwa as general manager in Nigeria. Bolatiwa will be responsible for overseeing the company’s continued growth in the region.  InterMoor provides integrated solutions that include the design…

India Fosters Growth in its Maritime Sector

Jan 27, 2016

The Indian government’s has been going all out to put the growth of the Indian maritime Industry on a fast track by opening up a host of opportunities, offering goodies and putting in place new facilities. Setting the tone for his keynote address…

San Jacinto Maritime Technology and Training Center Now Open

Jan 26, 2016

The San Jacinto College Maritime Technology and Training Center on the Maritime Campus is now open for maritime training along the Port of Houston. Located at 3700 Old State Highway 146 in La Porte, Texas, the 45,000-square-foot Maritime…

Air Energi, Swift Worldwide Resources Complete Strategic Merger

Jan 26, 2016

Merger creates significant opportunities for candidates, clients and contractors. Air Energi Group Limited and Swift Worldwide Resources Limited have merged to form Airswift Holdings Limited, a $1.2bn turnover company specialising in global workforce solutions for the energy…

New Industrial Director at Port of Rotterdam

Jan 26, 2016

Yvonne van der Laan will commence her duties as Director of Process Industry & Bulk Goods at the Port of Rotterdam Authority starting February 1, 2016.  Van der Laan will succeed Bas Hennissen, who left in 2015. She brings to the role more…

KPI Bridge Oil Launches Brand Refresh Campaign

Jan 26, 2016

Press release - KPI Bridge Oil, a  trader and broker in marine fuels, marine lubricants and risk management products, has launched its anticipated brand refresh.The refreshed brand delivers the company’s new tagline ‘responsive maritime…

Statoil COO: About 21,000 Staff by end-2016

Jan 26, 2016

Norwegian oil major Statoil expects to have between 20,700 and 21,000 employees and consultants working for it by the end of 2016, down from 25,500 at the height of the crude price boom, the company said on Tuesday.'This corresponds to a…

Maritime Simulation: Transas launches THESIS

Jan 26, 2016

More than 400 delegates representing maritime training centres, shipping companies, certification societies, maritime administrations, and suppliers from all over the world, gathered in Singapore for the IVth Simulation User Conference hosted by Transas…

30 Scientists to Study O&G in Arctic Ice, Vladivostok

Jan 26, 2016

Today Vladivostok-based Far Eastern Federal University (FENU) opened the International School of Ice Ice Mechanics to 30 students and young scientists from Russia, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Norway.  They will study the basics of field…

ICTSI Wins “Best Corporate Bond” Award

Jan 26, 2016

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) US$450 million perpetual capital securities issue was recently recognized as the Philippines’ best corporate bond at the The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2015.  ICTSI issued last…

Gould Joins NAMEPA

Jan 25, 2016

Jean Gould, most recently with ABS will join North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) as the Gulf Coast Regional Director. Gould brings more than 25 years of experience in the energy and maritime industries in communications…

Project MARE: Connecting Seafarers Electronically

Jan 25, 2016

The Mission to Seafarers and the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) are launching a new project entitled MARE, which aims at enhancing the ability of seafarers’ welfare agencies to connect with seafarers’ using innovative digital tools…

Coldharbour Marine Launches Recruitment Drive

Jan 25, 2016

Coldharbour Marine is reaping the benefits of last year’s consolidation and move into its new Nottinghamshire headquarters. The additional space and facilities made available together with the anticipated introduction of the IMO Ballast…

50 Students Selected by Italian Ship-Owners

Jan 25, 2016

23 letters of employment delivered to new graduates in the presence of the Institutions of the School.Eleven Italian shipping companies “christened” the courses at the I.T.S. Fondazione “G. Caboto” (Caboto Foundation), an Institute of Advanced Technology…

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